werktätigen

[ˈvɛʁkˌtɛːtɪɡn̩]

/[ˈvɛʁkˌtɛːtɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“werktätigen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,447 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,447
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig

Corpus desk

Index DE-werktatigen · werktätigen · German

werktätigen · rank #58,447 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,447
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wessex

Nearest frequency peer: Wessex (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “werktätigen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “werktätigen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for werktätigen
PropertyValue
Headwordwerktätigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛʁkˌtɛːtɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,447
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “werktätigen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).werktätigenliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Wessex“ (#58,449), „weltoffene“ (#58,444), „Westeuropas“ (#58,450). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

werktätigen is uncommon German at frequency #58,447 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɛʁkˌtɛːtɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

werktätigen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is werktätigen, spelled W-E-R-K-T-Ä-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "werktätigen"?
"werktätigen" is spelled W-E-R-K-T-Ä-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛʁkˌtɛːtɪɡn̩].
What does "werktätigen" mean?
As an adjective, "werktätigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs werktätig
How do you pronounce "werktätigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "werktätigen" is [ˈvɛʁkˌtɛːtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "werktätigen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "werktätigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Westeuropas#58,450vorhandenem#58,425Vorderachse#58,424verwirrende#58,419

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list